IATA appeals to Latin American governments for coordination
Airline industry association IATA is calling on Latin American governments to harmonise plans to eventually restart air service and reopen borders, saying an uncoordinated effort will hinder the sector’s recovery. IATA, which represents 290 airlines or about 82% of total air traffic worldwide, says it has reached out to governments across the continent, appealing for […]
COVID19: Latin American airlines now dramatically cut capacity
The intensity of the COVID-19 coronavirus has upended the global airline industry, and now airlines in Latin America are starting to face the severity of the virus’ rapid spread. Airlines operating in the region are taking action that mirrors those of operators across the world, including slashing capacity to unheard-of levels. Copa is warning of […]
LATAM Cargo targets pharma and automotive with new Copenhagen freighter
LATAM Cargo has become the first cargo airline to offer a direct service between Scandinavia and Latin America by adding Copenhagen as a new destination to its network. The airline said the new weekly route cuts transit times by up to 48 hours by reducing the need for land transportation. The route will be operated […]
Iberia to add Latin American flights, more A350 routes
Iberia increases frequencies to six Latin American destinations Spanish flag carrier Iberia is boosting services from its Madrid Barajas hub to Latin America, and introducing additional Airbus A350 XWB routes to Buenos Aires Ezeiza (Argentina) and Chicago O’Hare (Illinois) in 2019. The International Airlines Group-owned carrier will increase capacity between Madrid and Montevideo (Uruguay) from […]
American Airlines Enhances 2019 Schedule
American Airlines serves more destinations in Mexico, the Caribbean and Latin America from the U.S. than any other carrier. And next summer, that list will grow even longer. American will add a sixth destination in Cuba with a new daily flight from Miami International Airport (MIA) to Antonio Maceo Airport (SCU) in Santiago de Cuba […]
New routes to Florida, Mexico added at Detroit Metro Airport
Two airlines have added new routes for flights from Detroit, officials said this week. Spirit Airlines announced it will offer daily nonstop flights from Detroit to Jacksonville, Florida, starting Dec. 20. Only Delta Air Lines currently offers nonstop flights from Detroit Metro to Jacksonville International Airport, according to Detroit Metro Airport officials. The Miramar, Florida-based […]
Latin America and Africa key growth markets: China Southern chief
China Southern Airlines is working towards becoming a more internationally recognised carrier as it seeks to capitalise on the growing Chinese economy. In a forum session at World Routes in Guangzhou, the Skyteam carrier’s president and chief executive Tan Wan Geng explained that it will achieve its goal via long-haul network expansion and widebody fleet […]
Europe Lends Aviation Expertise To Latin America
A European Union (EU)-funded initiative—the EU-Latin America Cooperation on Civil Aviation—aims at strengthening ties between the two regions. The four-year, €7 million ($8.2 million) project is managed by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and will encourage greater utilization of EU standards in Latin America, increase European market access to the region and bolster the […]
Expansion of Airlift from Germany and Latin America to Boost Tourism
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says expansion of airlift from the emerging markets of Germany and Latin America is guaranteed to take Jamaica’s tourism to levels never before seen in the entire region. Mr. Bartlett was speaking at the official welcome reception for the German-based Eurowings and Panama’s Copa Airlines at the Sangster International […]
Latin America and Caribbean airlines passenger Traffic Up 5.4% in March 2018
Latin America and the Caribbean airlines carried 1.1 million additional passengers in March, resulting in a passenger traffic increase of 5.4%, compare to 2017. The main reason for this growth was the Holy Week, which in 2018 was celebrated in March, while in 2017 it was celebrated in April. Monthly Passenger Traffic Growth Traffic to/from […]
